Madison Academy enters this week’s Class 3A championship game as a prohibitive favorite.

The Mustangs are making their third straight Super 6 appearance. They carry a 23-game win streak into Thursday’s title game against Leeds, having won 27 straight against 3A opponents.

“We’re going to have to be perfect to stay in the game with them and have a chance to win,” Leeds coach Keith Etheridge said. ‘You know, we can’t turn the ball over. We can’t give them any opportunities. We’re just going to have play a perfect football game."

Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. Thursday in the Super 6 opener, but Madison Academy – the defending 3A champ and the No. 1-ranked 3A team all season – has a few question marks entering the game.

Kerryon Johnson, the Mustangs’ star running back/defensive back/kick returner, is nursing shoulder and ankle injuries, but he’s expected to play. Taylor Kelley, a two-way starter at tight end and defensive end, has missed the last two weeks while suffering from mononucleosis and might not play.

Etheridge also knows what to expect from Madison Academy, as his Green Wave tries to capture the school’s third 3A title in the last six seasons.

“They do everything the right way,” Etheridge said. “They don’t turn the ball over. They run the ball extremely hard. Their line stays on blocks. It’s going to be a challenge.”

Leeds' offense is led by sophomore Tre Nation -- like Miller, a sophomore who is already on the radar of SEC scouts -- and running back/linebacker Tyler Wright. Nation and Wright have run for more than 1,000 yards apiece this season.